Didn’t I put up “Smuggling Run” run already? I could have sworn that I had – but it’s not in my files here. Ah, well.
(Ignore this, seriously, if you’re already joined my Patreon. But go ahead and nudge other people into signing up!)
I know, I know: every blipping month. But, hey, it’s the 21st century and the age of the gig economy. Besides, what with the monthly churn I’m apparently always right up against the checkpoint for the 3K word short stories. I should probably make the checkpoints multiples of $100 from now on. It’d be more stable that way.
So, hey. Patreon! Click the button, spend a buck, take that chance.
It’s very cool, and if you sign up now you’ll be guaranteeing a 3,000 word short story will be making your way into your mailbox every month! Plus weekly microfiction and a monthly new installment in whatever gaming world I’m working on now. You can’t afford not to take this deal!
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“Billions and Billions” demonstrates why you should always ask about the fine details. Also, the importance of remembering that not everything’s a nihilist. Many fictional nihilists make this mistake, honestly.
PATREON/PATREON-PATREON! (Imagine that’s in harmony)
“One Small Lurch For Man” is a little weird, but… OK, it’s very weird. But, when you think about it: what’s the biggest problem when it comes to manned interstellar exploration, in an universe without faster-than-light travel? Exactly. Wouldn’t they honestly be better choices when it comes to making the trip?
Patreon! Go! Fulfill your destiny!
For my Patreon RPG world Arcadia — you can see what I’ve done so far for only a buck a month! — and I pretty much spent the day fiddling with it to in order to learn the basics. This is a small part of it so far; the quality is much better in the original, trust me. I’m using Campaign Cartographer for this one, because they allow commercial use and buying it was tax deductible. I mean, people are paying me to do this stuff. Map-making is a legitimate and recognized part of the roleplaying game supplement experience.
So, yeah, that was what I was doing today. And it’s not as easy as you’d think.
I am plugging the Patreon again this month — I will pretty much be doing that every month until I die, in fact — and since I used “Krampusnacht” as a sample there I thought I’d put it up here, too. I flatter myself that it’s a Christmas story that looks for new and exciting cliches, instead of revisiting all the old ones. Enjoy!
“Love in a Canoe Beer” is, perhaps, a touch daring. Or even a bit spicy. Or merely an abomination before the Lord. Eye of the beholder, and all that.
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